Shaun Prendergast
Biography
Shaun Prendergast (born 1958) is an English actor and writer, born in North Shields, educated at Collingwood School, Oswin terrace North Shields, Norham High and Tynemouth Sixth Form College and trained at Bretton Hall College (BA Hons). Predergast's first play Potter's Wheel, written when a student, won five awards at the 1980 National Student Drama Festival including Best New Play and was subsequently presented at the Old Vic as part of an NSDF showcase season. He is married to Niki Winterson (of Wintersons Talent Management) and has a stepson Domenic and a daughter, Molly. They live in London. He was an actor and playwright in residence for Northumberland Theatre Company before joining the BBC Radio Drama Company, and subsequently became a founder member of Kenneth Branagh's newly formed Renaissance Theatre Company. Awards include a Sony Award, a Writers Guild Award and a Time Out Award. Christmas of 2010 saw Shaun play the role of Sarah the Cook in the pantomime Dick Whittington at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, directed by Steve Marmion.
Known For
All Movies (16)
- Wicked2024 · as Shiz President
- TUGS: A Bigg Retrospective2023 · as Self
- Peterloo2018 · as Magistrate Bolt
- London Unplugged2018 · as Bithem
- I, Daniel Blake2016 · as At the Sawmill
- Remainder2015 · as DI Merril
- Harrigan2013 · as Atkins
- Fast Track: No Limits2008 · as Heinrich Glietsch
- Frozen2005 · as Man in pub
- AKA2002 · as Prison officer
- The Vanishing Man1997 · as Gimson
- In the Bleak Midwinter1995 · as Mule Train Man
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein1994 · as Ship's Crew
- Wallpaper Warrior1992 · as D.C. Porter
- Henry V1989 · as Bates
- Twelfth Night, or What You Will1988 · as Fabian
All TV Shows (24)
- The Good Ship Murder2023 · as Johnny Taylor
- Industry2020 · as George
- Ted Lasso2020 · as Paparazzi
- Dark Angel2016 · as Sgt Hutchinson
- WPC 562013 · as Henry Fuller
- Way to Go2013 · as Grant
- Father Brown2013 · as George Murray
- 55 Degrees North2004 · as Frank Galley
- Seven Wonders of the Industrial World2003 · as Ned Hepworth
- The Afternoon Play2003 · as Jerry Parnell
- The Basil Brush Show2002 · as David's Father
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries2002 · as Sheehan
- The Vanishing Man1997 · as Gimson
- Our Friends in the North1996 · as Frankie
- Men of the World1994
- Pie in the Sky1994 · as Quirke
- (All Quiet on the) Preston Front1994 · as Vic the Railwayman
- Peak Practice1993 · as Trevor Sharpe
- Heartbeat1992 · as Ron Tidy
- Heartbeat1992 · as Harry Marvin
- Soldier Soldier1991 · as CSM George Marshall
- Waiting for God1990 · as PC Wilkins
- TUGS1989
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